The Right Side Of The Road:
Some of Dad's Life Instructions
By Lori (DeMartin) MacKenzie
written October 2014
Which is the right side of the road?
Is there really a right and a wrong?
Show me Daddy, I don't understand
Help me to bike along.
What is the right way to ring the register?
How do I count change back?
I build my confidence by watching you.
With these things, you have a knack.
What is the right way to turn around?
Why is it called a three point turn?
What would I do without you Daddy?
How would I ever learn?
What is the right time to check the oil?
How do I change it too?
Thank you for all your help Daddy, Without you I'd have no clue.
What is the right time to move away?
When am I ready to leave?
You never hesitated to encourage my plans
You even helped me to believe.
What is the right way to plan my day?
How do I know what to do when?
I know. I'll make a list like you
I'll get me some paper and a pen
What is the right major and job for me?
What should I do for work?
Do your job even when you don't want to
It's a responsibility you cannot shirk
What is the right way to handle
money?
How do I keep it straight?
Buy what you can afford and nothing more.
Pay on time and never be late.
Who is the right man for me to marry?
What if I make a mistake?
There are not many out there like you Dad
I discovered that once a little too late
What is the right way to deal with loss?
Why did you hate my tears?
You didn't want to see me sad
I didn't know for all of those years
Now I know the right side of the road
What you've shown me, Daddy, I apply
Work hard and plan, be honest and cautious
and it turns out, it's ok to cry.
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